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Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

The weekly trade report TO the
mercantile agencies show not only an
enormous increase of trade, hut the
significant fact that the workings of
the Interstate commerce law are
producing feeling of extraordinary
confidence in all the smaller towns of
the country. The people of these
locations are beginning to see that the
operation of the law will correct the
disadvantages under which they have
labored, the result Of years Of dis
criminakon by the railways in favor
of the cities and all terminal points.
When the law first became operative,
a tremendous howl went up from
persons who have for years enjoyed
the advantages which unjust discrim-
nations gave. The LEDGER then
called attention to the fact that this
clamor was only from those deprived
Of specia! privileges, and placed upon
an equality with the vast mass of
people and also that the residents
of the sections benefited by the act
had not yet had time to realize the
advantages that would accrue to
them. The report quoted above show
that the latter are beginning to un-
derstand its benefits; and we look to
hear less abuse of the law and much
more in its defense in the near fu-
ture.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26
Gull Your stock.

Gull the farm stock Of every kind
and description For breeding pur-
poses Gull it severely. Note closely
the produce OF every mare, ce'w, eve,
SOW and even the hen. Weed out
the runts. Do not save them, not
even to allow others to breed 10, no
matter what they will pay for them.
Immediate gain may be tempting,
but ultimate loss is inevitable. Use
the knife freely. Good butchers
meat always sells well, poor breed
ing stock seldom does. No man is
rich enough to fool with a rtint for q
breeder, be he what he may, though
his pedigree extends back hundreds
of years
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

HENRY GODFREY, of Jonesburg, is
proprietor of a first-class plow factory.
He wants to move to Mexico because
he desires more central point and
wants to extend his factory.
Last week he received an order from
an Illinois house for fifty plows, but
he could not fill the order. Warren
Harper and J. w. Rxey say Godfrey
Is one of tue best men in the State,
and that he would prove big boom
for Mexico. The Board of Trade
should look iuto this matter. Mexl-
co is now ripe for such an enter
prise.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

ALL ILLS spring from some vice.
either in ourselves or others: AZ d
even many Of our diseases proceed
from the same origin. Remove the
vices, and the ills follow. You must
only take care to remove all t4ie
vices. If you remove part, you may
render the matter worse. BY ban
ishing vicious luxury, without curing
sloth and Indifference to others, you
only diminish industry and add moth
ing to mems charity Of their geDei
Osity
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

A PROJECT is said to be on foot in
this country to build a monument to
St. Paul in his native city of Tarsus,
Asia Minor. There are great many
churches in both this country and
Europe which have been named after
st. Paul, but none of these have been
erected to his memory. The most
fitting place for such a monument is
the city Of his birth, about which
there is no uncertainty. If this plan
is consummated, we may next expect
to find monument proposed in men,
org of Noah on the summit of Mt.
Ararat, and even Mark Twain may
be outdone by the erection of no.
BILE shaft il honor of Adam.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26
The Verdict Unanimous.

w. D. Suit. Druggist, Bippus,
Ind, testifies: ~ can recommend
Electric Bitters as the very best rem
edy. Every bottle sold has given re-
lief in every case. One man took six
bottles. ard was cured Of rheuma-
tism Of ten yc RS standing" Abra-
ham, druggist. Bellyille, Ohio. af-
firms: ''Tbe best selling medicine ]
have ever handled in my 20 years
experience. is Electric Bitters." "
Thousands Of others have added
their testimony, so that the verdict
is unanimous that Electric Bitters do
cure all diseases of the Liver, Kid
neys or Blood Only . half dollar
bottle 1t Llewellyn's Drug Store.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26
Last OF Pea Time.
Louisiana Gall.

To-day they commence to bore for
gas at Mexico. Mexico deserves 10
succeed and we sincerely hope that
they will strike gas in paying guam
titles. While Louisiana has better
situation than Mexico, there Is no
danger Of our striking gas or Of do
ing anything else. We represent the
last of pea time and we want 1t dis
tinctly understood that any man
caught trying to go ahead in any en-
terprise will be prosecuted to tho
full extent of the law.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26
He Had More Sense,

Bank President-''Sorry, but ]
can't accommodate you; your paper
is not good.'
Indignant customer-"I remem-
Der when you were poor man TWEEN.
ty years ago / lent you $1,000 with.
out security"
Bank President (pIeasautly)-"l
remember the circumstance, and ]
also wondered at your greenness
You probably have more sense now
and 30 have I. Good-morning"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

The habit Of slurring or half doing
work is the rule and not the excep-
ton among many employees. ''Inefii-
cient workmen" is the cry every.
where. Merchants and manufactur-
ers all have the same complaint to
make-that it is easy enough to get
people who will 60 through their dali
ly routine work without thought of
responsibility. They do as little ac-
tual labor as their employment will
allow, and promptly demand all that
was promised for good work. They
don't seem to comprehend that work
we'll done for works sake is a pleas
ure as well as satisfaction, and also
that good work wherever done or
whatever it be, always means promo
tien and it never occurs to them to
make an effort to earn the wages
they receive.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

WHILE Delaware l. l@ri,a,ing
with the burning peacII-haeket issue
no reference to the subject has yet
been made hy banquet orators who
have recently uncorked themselves.
How would the old politicians feel if
the peachbasket men should organ
ize party next year nn,l put Pres
identiai ticket in th, nriI?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26
His Reasonable Expectations.

They took the head of the Standard
Oil Company to the top Of a high
mountain and offered him all that his
eye could cover, and beyond that all
the land and water between the north
and south pole, and the same between
the uttermost boundary Of the east
and vest. 'Wbat!'' said he, with
unutterable scorn "this little waste
of space You must think Tn pau
per. Throw in the sun, moon and
stars and perhaps I'll consider It,"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

ANOTHER circular from General
Master Workman Powderly has been
issued to the Knights of Labor. 1t
is patriotic, and the members of the
order will be wise if they follow it to
the letter. He advises a general cell
ebration Of the next Fourth of July
by the Knights under the American
national flag, and no other. He also
counsels the use on only peaceful
and legitimate means" for correcting
grievances and for the Fighting oi
existing wrongs i'll our public land
system.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

The Ferruglnous sandstone OF the
Missouri geologists is SO called be-
cause it lies Immediately under the
coal measures,and in some parts Of the
State contains important deposits of
iron ore. 1t ia quite variable In its
Theological character. In some
places it is white, and near Fulton it
is a coarse conglomerate.
Limestone: This term embraces
all the rocks formed in whole or in
part Of carbonate of lime. Few 9TH
er rocks are as extensively distribu-
ted as this, and in some form or 9TH
er it occurs in most if not all OF the
geological epachs. 1t is insolvable
by pure water but is made so by the
presence of carbonic acid gas in
water. 1t is supposed to have been
gathered by the fossils that are found
in it, as the animals gather their
bcnes from what they feed on, aud
on that account, the different stratas
of limestone have been named after
the fossils contained in them.
Encrinital limestone, from the Grim
oids bound in them. In many
cases these have been altered
to correspond to the names of the
places in which they abound. The
chief varieties Of limestone are
chalk, compact or hard limestone
saccharine limestone or statuary
marble, and dolomite or msguesian
limestone. The limestone rocks OF
the coal measures are vM led, and re
semble those below them so much
that they cannot be distinguished
from them, except by their fossils
And those that are deeper and were
earlier formed can be distinguished
from each other only by their pecu'
liar fossils.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

"IF thing is worth doing at all it
is worth doing well," is truism that
but very few people in this world
have had instilled into them from
early childhood. If parents could
only be made to realize their respon-
sibilities, and how much not only
themselves, but the world at large,
actually suffer from the lack of just
that kind of training, they would
revolutionize the world. A little re-
Election will reveal the lamentable
fact that nine-tenths of the people
are utterly ignorant of the import
ance of making the above quotation
the daily rule of their lives
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26
Ex.COnfederate Reunion,

The meeting of ex-Confederate SOL
diers at the Court House last night
was called to order by A. G. Turner,
and B. G. johnson was chosen Sec
retary. Saturday, June Is, 81, was
selected as day on which to hold a
mass meeting of ex-Coufederate
soldiers and their friends to make ar
rsngements and devise plans for the
State ex-Confederate reunion, to be
held in this city September IA, 'S7.
All are cordially invited to attend
at this meeting, as committees are to
be selected from the different town
ships in the county.
1t was requested that the proceed
ings be published in all the county
papers. A committee, as follows,
was appointed to correspond with the
President of the Association, at St
Louis, in regard to orators for the
occasion: VIM. III. Kennan, H. A.
Ricketts, and B. G. johnson.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

Day after day our span is shorten
ed and our powers are lessened; hut
those who desire to do good have
always time wherein to effect it, snd
love and virtue do not perish. Ex-
ample and the good we do in life are
our truest Immortality. For one life
that we have redeemed by our own,
one impetus that we have given to
the ball of progress, we may well
give years of personal sorrow; and
no time is lost that shows a brave
front to pain, that bears disappo,nt-
ment with equanimity, or that does
one hair s-breadth of actual good.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

The Mining Company has imposed
secrecy on the boring company IN
regard to the formations passed
through, but the LEDGER will pub
lish correctly the same unless the
borers eat everything that comes out
of the hole so 1t can't get into CUR
lahratory
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

The money subscribed for the Re-
form School will now bring tobac-
CO factory and a plow factory,
and will pay the subs crlbers a divi-
dend. The Board of Trade should
attend to the matter,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

Last week o woman was made
mayor of Kansas town, another
woman was made clerk Of police
court in New Hampshire, and aneth-
er was made piIo, of q Lake Cham
plain steamboat. 1t won't be long,
with the progress under way before
the ladies viii insist on occupying
the front side Of the bed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

A MAN who claims 10 have been
born in tue valley of Virginia, when
he makes an apology should do so in
a manner becoming gentleman and
not garble Webster's Dictionary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26
THEM II Church South oon,

The NJ. E. Church, South, confer
ence meets in Mexico September Z.
Bishop Hendrix will preside Ar
rangements should be made to en-
tertain our guests royalty during the
conference.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26
Right From Headquarters.

Wife Ito late husband) )-"Where
have you been, John?"
Husband Conscious that prevari-
cation would be futile)---"T tell
truth, M dear, 1 (hic) stop'd in ST.
oon q get glass beer"
Wife.--"John, you never accom-
plished that load in saloon. You've
been to brewery"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26
Typhoid, Scarlet and Yellow Feyers,
Measles, Diphtheria, Smallpox,
Cholera. &e.

Darbys Prophylactic Fluid will de-
stroy the infection OF all fevers and
all contagious and infectious diseases.
win keep the atmosphere Of any sick
room pure and wholesome, absorbing
and destroying unhealthy efiiuvia
and contagion resulting tbereftom.
Will neutralize any bad smell what
ever, not by Disgusting IT, but by de-
stroying it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26
Sure lie Was Ont.

Collector (to sorvant-girl)--'Is Mr..
Jones in?"
Servant girl--"No; he's out"
C.--s'That's lib. j saw him en-
ter here a minute ago"
S. G..--'1 tell ye he's out"
C.--'I say he's not out; he's in"
s. G.--"Well, he's out Of money,
and that's enough for you, ss,y~sy.'
And il was.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

PARtNTs should keep their children
away from the derrick. 1t is no place
for them. They are i'll the way and
should an accident occur, would like
iy be killed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26
A Strict Law.

"Mr. Manager, be asked, "can
you let me have pass on your rail-
road?"
Impossible sir. Since the Inter-
state law went into effect we've
been afraid to pass even the time of
day"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

A WELL posted gentleman said to
US this morning that he expected
that The drill at Flat Rock would re-
veal to Mr.. Dixon that all the coal,
clay aud sand he needs existed at
that point short distance below the
surfaca
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26
A Mighty Change.

o, grandma don't you think my
dress is perfectly lovely'"
Lovely No indeed J When ]
was a girl we used TO have our
dresses buttoned up 10 our necks and
one button on our gloves, but now
they have their gloves up 70 their
necks and one button on their dress"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

1T IS OF some interest to the pub
lie to learn that the gigantic wall pa
per pool in this country has at last
fallen to pieces. For nine years the
largest manufacturers of the country
have heen pooling their earnings and
getting their profits in the way of
dividends from a common fund. But
all the while other manufacturers
outside of the pool have been taking
advantage of the large concerns
whose hands were tied by pool con-
tracts, and have been selling their
goods at competitive rates. The
breakup of the pool will have the ef-
feet to reduce prices all along the
line in the efforts to attract custom.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26
LET ,ER GO.
Tie Boom Forging to the Front CITY
and County Property both Getting
Lively.

The boom has thrown of It's baby
clothes and put on pants. Property
Of all kinds is in great demand at ad-
vanced figures.
ID. ID. Woodward has bought the
DR.. Reed place, where j. M. Pollard
lives, for $4,000. A month ago it
could have been bought for less than
81, 900.
Mr.. R. M. Robinson bought 60
acres 3 miles south OF Mexico from j.
B. James for $2,40o.
R. e. Cappell bought the Day
place in West Mexico, and will make
a neat sum on his investment.
j. w. Ritenour bought Of j. b.
James the east third Of the Carson
property for $1,000. This was q
bargain.
LAND SALES.
L. M. Pease 10 Ricketts, & En-
mons Dry Goods Co., lot 140x-
| $50 feet east Mexico. ....... $1,000 90
j. w. RiteuoHr TO r. p Canter-
bury, acres In West Mexico. 1000 90
w. ID. Cunningham to ]. w.
Balthrope, lots and {, block 46
vandalia ........... 22s 90
j. w. Balthrope TO w. 7. Bal
thrope, los and 8, block 46,
yandalia. ...... 49,. .....,..... 800 90
], Il. Sageser 60 VIM. Seamen, 40
acres, Is miles northwest Of
Mexico ................ 1000 90
Edgar Mcknight to J. B. Schroll,
lots !, 2, 8, A and 8, block s,
Farber. ................. $50 90
VIM. Harper to G. Clark,e 20 acres
adjoining Mexico. 5000 90
John Watson to Daniel Dawson,
80 feet off east side lot 2, sur
vey S53 south OF Ladd's add. to
Mexico. .................... 4s 90
Elkansh Hewett to j. M. Riley,
lot z, block "a, Hunters add.
to Mexico. .............. soc 90
John II. Blake TO j. o. Basket,
l20 acres IL west Of Mexico. 8, 900 oC
John b. James TO John w. Riten-
our, i5xs0 feet on Promenade
street, Mexico. 200 90
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

A Fulton girl has dislocated her
jaw chewing gum. From the move
ment that some Of our young ladies
go through with their jaws while
madly destroying gum we apprehend
a like misfortune to several of our
fair ones. The difference between
chewing gum and chewing tobacco
is that the former is the most tire
some. That's all.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

MAYOR HIsEY called the vast as
semblage around the derrick to order
Just before the boring began and NJ.
Y Duncan made rafting good
speech, appropriate to the occasion.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

Gen1, Samuel I. Given, Ex- Chief
of Police, Philadelphis, Pa, writes.
aYears i.go ] was permanently cured
by ST. Jacobs Oil, ! have had no
occasion to use II since. Ny family
keep Il on hand. Its healing quail.
ties are wonderful Sold BY Drug
gists AMI Dealers everywhere. N
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

Tue proprietor Of the "Plain Deal
err" Fort Mapison, Iowa, Mr.. j. H.
Duffus, writes: Two years ago ]
was cured Of rheumatism in my knee
by st. Jacobs Oil; have had no re-
turn; two applications did the work" !"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

IT is now definitely announced that
Mr.. Blaine will go to Europe next
month. He is in need of rest, though
just what he has been doing of late
to make him tired is something of a
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

B. S. HITE is the kind of man to
have in a town. He is having his
printing for 1ndisna and other
States done in Mexico He believes
in patronizing home institutions.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

EVERY one must sec daily instan-
ces OF people who complain from q
mere habit Of complaining, and make
their friends uneasy, and strangers
merry, by murmuring at evils that
do not exist and repining at griev-
ances which they do not really feel.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

GEO. kABRIcH is talking of giving
lecture at the Opera House on
wool George is riding day and
night to buy wool and knows all
about the subject.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

The Board of Trade has accom-
plished much for Mexico, but its USE
fulness is not at an end. 1t can now
secure tobacco factory with $50
hands and plow factory with fifty
hands. Wake up. gentlemen, and do
your duty.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

THERE is Dan more famous than
Lockwood or Manning or Lamont.
We refer to the one frequently men,
ton in connection with Mr.. Beer
sheba.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

Hon. j. w. Danieli, Senator from
Virginia, and one Of the finest orators
in the world, will be present at the
ex-Confsderase reunion, and will
likely make . speech.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

The building boom and real es-
tate boom are taking care Of them
selves. Everybody should now pull
for the plow and tobacco factories.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

WOLF and his men thoroughly un-
derstand their business. Everything
is moving on smoothly as clock work
at the derrick.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

MEXICO real estate is still fine
investment. The boom Is just begun
The longer you wait the more You
will have to pay.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

The 4-year-old son Of Joseph
Crews, 4 miles south Of town, was
run over and trampled upon by .
COW. Thursday breaking the larger
bone Of the lower right leg.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26
All Men are Naf Bad.

Neither are all prepared remedies un-
reliable. This is proven by the re-
suits following the use ofDr. Harter's
Iron Tonic for dyspepsia, rheuma-
tism, scrofula, iaundicc. torpid liver,
and general weakness.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

Mrs. M. J. HARDING is painting
the front of her store q radiant
red. The w. G. Il. U. should in
vestigate this matter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

The Fair Association should offer
800 for the best five acres of corn
in the county. The merchants would
donate the 500
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

Homer Bassford, city editor Of the
LEDsER, leaves tonight for Sc. Paul
and the lakes, for couple Of weeks
well desexyed vacation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

SEVERAL Of our citizens know Mr..
Lacy, of Wright City, who wants to
bring his tobacco factory to Mexico
and report him a good man.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26
Audrain Bridges.
From the Rails County Record.

FI''n lhe hdlio touhty hcSoiu'
The Audrain County Court at its
last session ordered the building OF
eighteen new bridges. Here in Rails
county there are people raising the
devil because the court favors the
building of two bridges. Such peo'
pie are of no benefit to any commun-
ity. They are opposed to every pub
lie improvement that does not di-
rectly benefit them. We are glad to
note, however, that there are but
few such men in the county, and
their opposition amounts to nothing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26
IssOURI, THURSDAY, NAY %, 1887.
MEXICO wants tobacco factory.

MEXICO wants a tobacco factory.
Mr.. Lacy, well known in Mexico, who
now has factory at Wright City,
wants to locate here. He is going to
leave Wright City anyway. He
wants to come here and will work
l5O hands per day. We were shown
letter from him to-day to Judge j.
p. Clark and are sure that Mexico
can secure this most valuable enter
prise with very little effort. Such a
factory is just what we want. 1t
may be years before we can have an
other such chance, and we trust
our Board of Trade and leading cit
liens generally will take hold of this
matter at once. Lacy should be ln-
vited to visit Mexico inside Of twen-
ty-four hours Business is business,
and at the present time Mexico cam
not afford to neglect such golden
opportunity.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

The boom is now past the nursing
period. 1t can not only walk and
stand alone, but run right lively.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

MEXICO, in proportion to its popu-
lation, has more enterprising, public
spirited men than any town in the
world.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

LACY wants 10 bring his t"hacco
factory to Mexico. Mexico wants it
and the matter should be settled at
once
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26
Elder james F. Smith has just re-

Elder james F. Smith has just re-
turned from Kentucky. While there
he attended the Baptist Convention
a, Louisville and made q visit 10 his
birthplace, Jessamine, near Lexing-
ton, where he has large number of
relatives and friends. While in Jes-
samine Rev. Smith delivered two
sermons in the church where his
parents worshipped, which gave him
much satisfaction and revived many
pleasant memories. Brother Smith
enjoyed bis visit highly. He says
the people Of that section are behind
us IN crops, owing to so much rain.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

THERE is not a travelling man on
the road who does not admit that
Mexico is the best town in the State.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

The next time you hear the LEDG
FIR cannon you will know the Min
ing Company has struck it rich.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

JERRY BUSH, leading citizen of
Centralia, Mo-, was in Mexico Fri
day locking at real estate. He will
invest and make money.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

THE Mining Company directors
were on hand when the boring began.
They have great confidence in the
enterprise.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

IT appears to be pretty generally
conceded everywhere by everybody
that Cleveland will be his own sue
cessOr
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

MEXICO should have an old fash
ioned Fourth of July celebration.
Now is the time to stir the matter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

THE Union Literary Society will
give a most interesting entertain
ment Thursday night, May 26
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

The Board of Trade should look
after the C.. & A. extension.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

THE removal of the wooden avn
ings and cross signs would help the
boom wonderfully.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

THE citizens of Mexico are taking
great pride in their yards. Nothing
SO improves town as neat front and
clean back yards.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26

The Board of Trade should meet
every night till Mexico secures the
piow and tobacco factories.